Recovering files from laptop hard drive

by TayRam May 27, 2005 2:26AM PDT

All of a sudden my laptop hard drive just went out. It says "Operating System not found". So ive tried hooking it up to my desktop computer, and ive bought the 2.5" to 3.5" adapter, but im not sure how to set the notebook drive as the slave. Once i put the IDE cable on the notebook HD, i have 4 prongs left to set the jumper pin, which basically look like: :: .

Ive got my main desktop HD set as the master drive, and no matter how i hook up the notebook HD, it still says "Operating System not found" everytime i load it up. If anyone could help I would be very grateful because I have all the data I need on my notebook. Thanks.

-Taylor Ramsey

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Not all laptop drives do slave.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 27, 2005 2:39AM PDT

As such, I just put them on the second IDE channel all by themselves.

Bob

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by TayRam May 27, 2005 3:36AM PDT

Ok, I unhooked my DVD drive, and put the notebook HD on its IDE slot. Everything boots up fine, but now its not mapping the Notebook HD or my DVD burner(which is on the same IDE cable). Not sure what I should do from here, or what this means.

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by Willy May 30, 2005 11:50PM PDT

Most laptop drives are set as "master", visit the HD makers support website for any possible jumper settiing. Beware, alot of laptop drives don't have the actual jumper(get one) present. Once you set to master or slave, leave as default(master,jumpers are probably those 4-pins exposed, but check!) place on 2nd IDE system cable on your desktop "solo/alone". If you can't access it did, it truly has died, but check to see if it spins up, ear to side of case(they're quiet). If you need to place on 1st IDE cable of desktop, it must be set as "slave"(jumper), but if the results don't change, bad drive. of course make sure the IDE cabling is ordinated OK, pin1-pin1. LAptop HDs do fail, especially from heat damage or bumps. replace.

tada -----Willy

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by TayRam May 31, 2005 2:36AM PDT

If it is truly dead. What are the posibilities of paying someone to get some data off? i.e. 100's of songs ive written over the past year.

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There are companies that do this.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 31, 2005 2:39AM PDT

Look up Ontrack and DriveSavers.com

Bob

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by TayRam May 31, 2005 3:05AM PDT

Ok, i just sent them both an inquiry for an estimate, because im pretty sure the drive isn't even spinning.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
-taylor ramsey

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From your email...

by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 30, 2005 1:37PM PDT

"Ok, I unhooked my DVD drive, and put the notebook HD on its IDE slot. Everything boots up fine, but now its not mapping the Notebook HD or my DVD burner(which is on the same IDE cable). Not sure what I should do from here, or what this means. "

Only connect one or the other. I can safely bet the IDE cable in this case is a 40 conductor so that leads to "too much" to do about jumpers. Just put the drive on it, check both ends of the cable and try again.

Bob

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Recovering files from laptop hard drive

by jcrobso May 31, 2005 5:55AM PDT

The 4 pins :: are master/slave/CS jumpers ,the normal is no pins jumpered and the drive will be a master. I hope this helps. I have done this and only have the laptop hard drive on the secondary IDE controler, this way there will not be a conflict. You still boot the PC from the PC hard drive! Once the PC boots the laptop hard drive will show up as D: and if it is still readable you will be able to copy the files you need from it. If when the PC boots it says it wants to run scan disk on the laptop hard drve, just let it do it. Sometimes this has "fixed" the problem, but it is only a temp fix. John

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